Benjamin Thompson
1753-1814
British Physicist, Inventor, and Diplomat
As a scientist, Benjamin Thompson, also known as Count Rumford, is best remembered for his discoveries that provided the foundatio...
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Thompson, Benjamin (Count Rumford) (1753–1814)
Personal Life and Career
Benjamin Thompson, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 1753, acquired a deep ...
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Benjamin Thompson was something of a soldier-of-fortune: he was a spy for the British during the Revolutionary War; he used his position of influence in the government to take bribes and he worked for...
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Benjamin Thompson was something of a soldier-of-fortune: he was a spy for the British during the Revolutionary War; he used his position of influence in the government to take bribes; and he worked fo...
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Benjamin Thompson was something of a soldier-of-fortune: he was a spy for the British during the Revolutionary War; he used his position of influence in the government to take bribes; and he worked fo...
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Benjamin Thompson, the son of a New England farmer, had little formal schooling. After being injured in a fireworks accident while serving as a merchant's apprentice, he became a teacher in Rumford (n...
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The American-born British physicist Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814), is best known for his attacks on the caloric theory of heat.Benjamin Thompson was born on March 26, 1753, in Woburn, M...
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